2020–21 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2020–21 football season

Al Ain2020–21 season

President| Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager| Pedro Emanuel
(from 5 January 2020[1] until 11 May 2021[2])
Stadium| Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
UAE Pro-League| 6th
President's Cup| Round of 16
League Cup| First round
Champions League| Play-off round
Top goalscorer| League:
Kodjo Laba (13 goals)
All:
Kodjo Laba (13 goals)
Biggest win| 0–4 vs Al Wahda
4–1 vs Al Dhafra
3–1 vs Fujairah
Biggest defeat| 4–1 vs Baniyas
1–4 vs Shabab Al Ahli
2–4 vs Khor Fakkan
1–3 vs Al Nasr
4–0 vs Foolad

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2019–20

2021–22 ->

All statistics correct as of 11 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

## Club[edit]

### Technical staff[edit]

On 4 November 2020, Al Ain announced appointing David Platt as the Sports Director.[3] On 13 December 2020, Goncalo Bexiga appointed as the Club’s Head of Scouting from Benfica in line with the improvement procedures adopted by the Al Ain Football Club Company to boost the key performance indicators at all levels, from First Team to Academy.[4]

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Head coach  |  Pedro Emanuel
Assistant coach  |  Rui Gomes[5]
Fitness coach  |  André Galve
Goalkeeping coach  |  Luis Miguel
First team technical analyst  |  Virgilio Fernandes
Physiotherapist  |  Fabio Santos
U-21 team head coach  |  Ghazi Fahad
Team Manager  |  Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Team Supervisor  |  Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator  |  Essam Abdulla
Director of football  |  Sultan Rashed
Sports Director  |  David Platt
Head Scout  |  Goncalo Bexiga

Last updated: 21 March 2021
Source: [1]

### Board of directors[edit]

| Office  | Name

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President  |  Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President  |  Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Board of Directors  |  Matar Al Darmaki
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors  |  Khaled Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member  |  Matar Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member  |  Salem Al Jneibi
Board of Directors Member  |  Majid Al Owais

Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Al Ain Club

### Kits[edit]

Home

Away

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Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Dubai Bank

On 15 October 2020, Al Ain reveals new Nike home and away kits that was inspired by the team’s most ground-breaking win in 2003.[6][7]

## Players[edit]

### First Team[edit]

| No  | Position  | Nation  | Player  | Age  | Since  | Ends  | Notes

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1  | GK  |  | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29  | 2014  | 2024  |
3  | DF  |  | Salem Abdullah | 25  | 2018  | 2024  |
4  | DF  |  | Mohammed Shaker | 27  | 2019  | 2024  |
5  | DF  |  | Ismail Ahmed (captain)  | 40  | 2008  | 2024  | Second nationality: Morocco
6  | MF  |  | Yahia Nader | 25  | 2018  | 2021  | Second nationality: Egypt
7  | FW  |  | Caio Canedo | 33  | 2019  | 2022  | Second nationality: Brazil
9  | FW  |  | Kodjo Laba | 32  | 2019  | 2024  |
11  | MF  |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (3rd captain)  | 33  | 2016  | 2024  |
12  | GK  |  | Hamad Al-Mansouri  | 28  | 2017  | 2021  |
13  | MF  |  | Ahmed Barman | 30  | 2013  | 2024  |
15  | DF  |  | Erik Menezes | 23  | 2020  | 2023  |
16  | MF  |  | Mohamed Abdulrahman (vice-captain)  | 35  | 2008  | 2023  |
17  | GK  |  | Khalid Eisa (4th captain)  | 34  | 2013  | 2024  |
18  | MF  |  | Khalid Al-Balochi | 25  | 2018  |  |
19  | DF  |  | Mohanad Salem | 39  | 2008  | 2021  |
20  | FW  |  | Wilson Eduardo | 33  | 2020  | 2022  | Second nationality: Portugal
21  | MF  |  | Mohammed Hilal | 28  | 2019  | 2024  |
22  | MF  |  | Shoya Nakajima | 29  | 2021  | 2021  |
23  | DF  |  | Mohamed Ahmed | 35  | 2012  | 2024  |
26  | MF  |  | Omar Yaisien | 24  | 2019  | 2022  | Second nationality: France
27  | MF  |  | Mohsen Abdullah | 29  | 2016  | 2024  |
30  | MF  |  | Mohammed Khalfan | 25  | 2016  | 2021  |
33  | DF  |  | Tsukasa Shiotani | 35  | 2017  | 2021  |
34  | DF  |  | Rafael Pereira  | 24  | 2020  | 2022  |
44  | DF  |  | Saeed Juma | 25  | 2017  | 2021  |
50  | DF  |  | Mohammed Fayez | 34  | 2010  |  |
71  | DF  |  | Ali Al Haidhani | 26  | 2018  |  |
77  | GK  |  | Ibrahim Al-Kaebi | 31  | 2020  |  |
88  | MF  |  | Fahad Hadeed | 30  | 2020  |  |
99  | FW  |  | Jamal Maroof  | 32  | 2018  | 2025  |

### From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy[edit]

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2  | DF | Saoud Al-Mahri |  United Arab Emirates
24  | MF | Andrija Radovanovic |  Serbia
25  | MF | Ali Al-Balochi |  United Arab Emirates
29  | MF | Abdullah Sameer |  United Arab Emirates
31  | DF | Saoud Al-Abri |  United Arab Emirates
35  | DF | Ahmed Jamal |  Egypt
42  | MF | Jonathan Santos |  Brazil
53  | DF | Mansour Al-Shamsi |  United Arab Emirates
54  | MF | Abdalla Mazen |  Palestine
61  | GK | Zayed Khaled |  United Arab Emirates
66  | MF | Mohammed Al-Zaabi |  United Arab Emirates
70  | MF | Mohammed Abbas |  United Arab Emirates
72  | FW | Mohamed Awadalla |  Sudan
74  | MF | Naser Al-Shikali |  United Arab Emirates
75  | DF | Saif Ghazi |  United Arab Emirates
90  | FW | Eisa Khalfan |  United Arab Emirates

### Unregistered players[edit]

No  | Position  | Player  | Nation

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14  | MF | Rayan Yaslam |  United Arab Emirates
38  | DF | Saeed Musabbeh |  United Arab Emirates

### New contracts[edit]

### Injury record[edit]

N | P | Nat. | Name | Type | Status | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date

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1  | GK |  | Mohammed Abo Sandah | knee injury  |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Dhafra (Pre-Season)  | 22 August 2020  | 11 October 2020
99  | FW |  | Jamal Maroof  | fibula bone fracture in left foot |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Nassr (2019–20 season)  | 24 September 2020  | 30 April 2021
9  | FW |  | Kodjo Laba | muscle injury  |  | DubaiSports.ae | in training  | 7 October 2020  | 18 October 2020
7  | FW |  | Caio Canedo | tear in the adductor muscle |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 7 October 2020  | 21 October 2020
11  | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | left foot injury |  | DubaiSports.ae | in training with UAE | 10 October 2020  | 18 October 2020
8  | MF |  | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | muscle injury |  | DubaiSports.ae | in training with Kazakhstan | 11 October 2020  | 18 October 2020
14  | MF |  | Rayan Yaslam |  |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Shabab Al Ahli | 23 October 2020  | 4 November 2020
5  | DF |  | Ismail Ahmed | meniscus tear in right knee |  | AlAinClub.ae | 2019–20 season  | 5 November 2020  | Unknown
4  | DF |  | Mohammed Shaker | tear in the front and upper ligaments left shoulder |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Dhafra | 7 November 2020  | 2 December 2020
13  | MF |  | Ahmed Barman |  |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 12 November 2020  | 17 November 2020
11  | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | Femoral bicep rupture (in left leg) |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 20 November 2020  | 1 December 2020
7  | FW |  | Caio Canedo | Hamstring injury |  | AlKhaleej.ae | in training  | 26 November 2020  | 16 December 2020
16  | MF |  | Mohamed Abdulrahman |  |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training  | 8 December 2020  | 17 December 2020
9  | FW |  | Kodjo Laba | foot injury |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training  | 9 December 2020  | 17 December 2020
44  | DF |  | Saeed Juma |  |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al-Nasr in warm-up  | 18 December 2020  | 22 December 2020
13  | MF |  | Ahmed Barman |  |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training  | 12 January 2021  | 11 February 2021
17  | GK |  | Khalid Eisa |  |  | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training  | 1 February 2021  | 7 February 2021
22  | MF |  | Shoya Nakajima | ankle injury |  | AlAinClub.ae | in training  | 22 February 2021  | End of season
13  | MF |  | Ahmed Barman |  |  | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training  | 23 February 2021  | 16 March 2021
20  | MF |  | Wilson Eduardo |  |  | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training  | 4 March 2021  | 15 March 2021
6  | MF |  | Yahia Nader | bruise on the left foot |  | AlRoeya.com | in training  | 11 March 2021  | 15 March 2021
7  | FW |  | Caio Canedo | right foot injury |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Bani Yas | 16 March 2021  | 2 April 2021
42  | MF |  | Jonathan Santos  | right foot injury |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Ajman | 21 March 2021  | Unknown
44  | DF |  | Saeed Juma | Femoral rupture in right foot |  | AlAinClub.ae | vs Ajman | 21 March 2021  | 2 April 2021

\- Player is injured
\- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 30 April 2021
Source: AlAinClub.ae

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

Date  | Position  | No.  | Name  | From  | Type  | Transfer window  | Fee  | Ref.

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1 July 2020 | MF | 42 |  Jonathan Santos |  Hatta | Loan return | Summer | Loan return | [8]
1 July 2020 | MF | 24 |  Andrija Radovanovic |  Ittihad Kalba | Loan return | Summer | Loan return | [9]
7 July 2020 | DF | 15 |  Erik Menezes |  Internacional | Transfer | Summer | €3,330,000 | [10]
15 July 2020 | MF | 20 |  Wilson Eduardo |  Braga | Transfer | Summer | Free | [11]
28 July 2020 | MF | 88 |  Fahad Hadeed |  Khor Fakkan | Transfer | Summer | Free | [12]
28 July 2020 | GK | 77 |  Ibrahim Al-Kaebi |  Dibba Al-Hisn | Transfer | Summer | Free | [12]
4 October 2020 | MF | 66 |  Mohammed Al-Zaabi |  Al Wahda | Transfer | Summer | Free | [13]
16 January 2021 | MF | 22 |  Shoya Nakajima |  Porto | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | [14]

### Out[edit]

| Date  | Position  | No.  | Name  | To  | Fee  | Ref.

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1 July 2020 | MF | — |  Balázs Dzsudzsák | Free agent | Free | [15]
1 July 2020 | MF | — |  Khaled Khalfan |  Hatta | Free | [16]
4 July 2020 | MF | — |  Sulaiman Nasser |  Ajman | Free | [17]
7 July 2020 | DF | — |  Firas Al Khusaibi |  Hatta | Free | [18]
20 July 2020 | FW | — |  Hamza Muhanaeh |  Taliya | Free | [19]
10 August 2020 | FW | 20 |  Saad Khamis | Free agent | Released | [20]
6 October 2020 | MF | — |  Ângelo Barbosa |  Dibba Al-Hisn | Free | [21]
13 October 2020 | FW | — |  Guido Licheri |  San Fernando | Free | [22]
26 December 2020 | MF | 8 |  Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Free agent [a] | Released | [24]

1. ^ Islamkhan was handed a two-year ban from football after testing positive for a banned substance after an Al Ain game in the AFC Champions League during September 2020.[23]

### Loans out[edit]

| No. | Pos | Name  | To  | Start date  | End date  | Ref.

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—  | FW |  Ali Eid |  Al-Fujairah | 8 July 2020  | End of Season  | [25]
—  | DF |  Waleed Siraj |  Khor Fakkan | 13 July 2020  | End of Season  | [26][27]
—  | MF |  Falah Waleed |  Khor Fakkan | 27 July 2020  | End of Season  | [28]
70  | MF |  Hazem Muhanaeh  |  Al-Taawon | 16 September 2020  | End of Season  | [29]
28  | MF |  Idriss Mzaouiyani |  Al-Dhafra | 6 October 2020  | End of Season  | [30]
—  | MF |  Mohammed Jamal |  Al Jazira | 23 January 2021  | End of Season  | [31]

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Al Ain  v  Al Dhafra 22 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)|  Al Ain  | 1–0|  Al Dhafra | Al Ain

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Hadeed 67'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Omar Gharib

Al Ain  v  Baniyas 25 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)|  Al Ain  | 0–1|  Baniyas | Al Ain

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Salem Abdullah 27'

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* Giménez 32'

| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Hosani

Al Ain  v  Al Wahda 29 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)|  Al Ain  | 4–1|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Laba 10',  12'
* Hadeed 67'
* Maroof  88'

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* K. Ibrahim 79'

| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al Marzouqi

Al Ain  v  Shabab Al-Ahli 4 September 2020 Friendly|  Al Ain  | 3–1|  Shabab Al-Ahli | Al Ain

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* Laba
* Eduardo
* Shiotani

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* Leonardo

| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain  v  Al Nasr 10 September 2020 Friendly|  Al Ain  | 1–2|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

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* Laba

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* Mendes

| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain  v  Al Dhafra 21 April 2021 Friendly|  Al Ain  | 2–2|  Al Dhafra | Al Ain

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Laba
* Hadeed

| Report |

*   *

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Eisa

## Competitions[edit]

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Pro-League | 17 October 2020  | 11 May 2021  | Matchday 1  | 6  | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6  | 042.31
President's Cup | 5 December 2020  | 5 December 2020  | Round of 16  | Round of 16  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
League Cup | 9 October 2020  | 13 November 2020  | First round  | First round  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2  | 000.00
AFC Champions League | 10 April 2021  | 10 April 2021  | Play-off round | Play-off round  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4  | 000.00
Total  | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1  | 036.67

Last updated: 11 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

### UAE Pro-League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UAE Pro League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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4  | Sharjah | 26  | 14  | 6  | 6  | 48  | 29  | +19  | 48  | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5  | Al Nasr | 26  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 47  | 33  | +14  | 46  |
6  | Al Ain | 26  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 39  | 33  | +6  | 41
7  | Al Wahda | 26  | 10  | 10  | 6  | 48  | 33  | +15  | 40
8  | Kalba | 26  | 11  | 6  | 9  | 29  | 39  | −10  | 39

Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [32] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw

#### Results summary[edit]

| Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
26  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 39  | 33  |  +6  | 41  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 19  | 17  |  +2  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 20  | 16  |  +4

Last updated: 11 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round[edit]

| Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H
Result| W| D| L| D| W| W| W| L| D| L| D| D| W| D| L| W| W| L| D| W| L| W| L| D| L| W
Position| 6| 5| 8| 9| 6| 5| 4| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2021. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches[edit]

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan 17 October 2020 1|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Khor Fakkan | Al-Ain

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18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* R. Yaslam 27'
* W. Eduardo 90'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0 [a]
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Hasan Ahmed Alhammadi
Fourth official: Ahmed Mussabah Mubarak

Shabab Al-Ahli v Al Ain 23 October 2020 2|  Shabab Al-Ahli | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Y. Jaber 55'

| Report |

* Laba 90'

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Mohamed Alobeidli
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Sharjah 30 October 2020 3|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Sharjah | Al-Ain

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Shaker 83'

| Report |

* Caio 16'
* Coronado 30'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hamad Ali
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Amer Al Qadri
Fourth official: Ahmed Al Hammadi

Fujairah v Al Ain 3 November 2020 4|  Fujairah | 1–1|  Al Ain | Fujairah

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Rosa 90+1'

| Report |

* Hadeed 90+3'

| Stadium: Fujairah Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Yousef Alqiwani
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Hussain Bilal

Al Ain v Al Dhafra 7 November 2020 5|  Al Ain | 4–1|  Al Dhafra | Al-Ain

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Kodjo Laba 27' (pen.), 90+6'
* Shiotani 89'
* Hadeed 90'

| Report |

* Rosheuvel 20'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ahmed Salim
Assistant referees: Qais Al Khaddeim, Saeed Al Marzooqi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

Al-Wasl v Al Ain 20 November 2020 6|  Al-Wasl | 1–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* A. Saleh 28'
* Al-Azizi 21' 54'

| Report |

* M. Abdulrahman 42'
* Laba 62' (pen.)

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Ahmed Al Abdouli
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Al Wahda 27 November 2020 7|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wahda | Al-Ain

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Yaslam 64'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Qais Al Khaddeim
Fourth official: Abdalla Rashid

Baniyas v Al Ain 1 December 2020 8|  Baniyas | 4–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Pedro 2', 90'
* Al-Noubi 5', 82'

| Report |

* Eduardo 70'

| Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Salah Salim
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Ajman 10 December 2020 9|  Al Ain | 0–0|  Ajman | Al-Ain

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |  | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood, Amer Abdulla Hasan
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Nasr v Al Ain 18 December 2020 10|  Al Nasr | 1–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Shiotani 70' (o.g.)

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* Al-Ahbabi 23'
* M. Abdulrahman 36'
* Pereira  57'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Mohamed Alobeidli
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Kalba 26 December 2020 11|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Kalba | Al-Ain

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Eduardo 28'

| Report |

* Jshak  69'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ammar Al Jneibi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Ali Al Shehhi
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Al Jazira 31 December 2020 12|  Al Ain | 2–2|  Al Jazira | Al-Ain

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Caio 23', 37'
* Y. Nader 40' 42'

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* Conçeicão 61'
* K. Mubarak 63'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
Assistant referees: Juma Al Mukhaini, Waled Al Karmati
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Hatta v Al Ain 15 January 2021 13|  Hatta | 0–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* S. Abdullah 43'

| Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Khamis Fairooz
Fourth official: Ahmed Mussabah Mubarak

Khor Fakkan v Al Ain 30 January 2021 14|  Khor Fakkan | 2–2|  Al Ain | Khor Fakkan

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17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Hammadi 25'
* Dodô 68'

| Report |

* Shiotani 40'
* Laba 60'

| Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Abdulla Sharif Almarzooqi
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Hussain Bilal

Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli 5 February 2021 15|  Al Ain | 1–4|  Shabab Al Ahli | Al-Ain

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* M. Salem 90+3'

| Report |

* Eduardo 9' (pen.), 74'
* Cartabia 53'
* I. Jesus 82'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan
Fourth official: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Sharjah v Al Ain 13 February 2021 16|  Sharjah | 1–2|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Caio 10'

| Report |

* Y. Nader 47'
* Laba 72'

| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Waled Al Karmati
Fourth official: Yousuf Al Shamali

Al Ain v Fujairah 19 February 2021 17|  Al Ain | 3–1|  Fujairah | Al-Ain

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Caio 23', 83'
* Laba 71' (pen.)

| Report |

* Armenteros 89'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ahmed Alabdouli
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea

Al Dhafra v Al Ain 25 February 2021 18|  Al Dhafra | 2–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Diop 34', 77' (pen.)

| Report |

* Laba 50' (pen.)

| Stadium: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Qais Al Khaddeim, Ali Saeed Alnaqbi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

Al Ain v Al-Wasl 6 March 2021 19|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Al-Wasl | Al-Ain

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* Caio 55'

| Report |

* Mendes 59'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

Al Wahda v Al Ain 12 March 2021 20|  Al Wahda | 0–4|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | A. Rashed 65' 74' | Report |

* Laba 10', 88'
* Caio 15'
* K. Al-Balochi 31'

| Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
Assistant referees: Hasan Al Mahri, Amer Al Qadri
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Baniyas 16 March 2021 21|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Baniyas | Al-Ain

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* Laba 4'

| Report |

* S. Al-Shamsi 51'
* J. Pedro 78'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Fourth official: Hasan Ali Mohamed Alblooshi

Ajman v Al Ain 21 March 2021 22|  Ajman | 0–2|  Al Ain | Ajman

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* Trawally 29'
* Al-Yamahi 32'
* Ahmad 62'

| Report |

* Abbas 15'
* Yaisien 22'
* Shiotani 35'
* Laba 86'

| Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
Assistant referees: Juma Almukhaini, Qais Al Khaddeim
Fourth official: Naser Alali

Al Ain v Al Nasr 2 April 2021 23|  Al Ain | 1–3|  Al Nasr | Al-Ain

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Ahbabi 47'
* M. Salem 83'

| Report |

* Gláuber 24'
* Saba 38'
* Ghuloom 51'
* Ayed 57'
* Valentini 79'
* Tagliabúe 88'
* Abeid 93'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

Kalba v Al Ain 3 May 2021 24|  Kalba | 1–1|  Al Ain | Kalba

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* Mlapa 31'
* Mariani 40'
* M. Rashed 54'

| Report |

* Laba 18'
* K. Eisa 40'
* K. Al-Balochi 40'

| Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Ali Al Nuaimi, Jasim Al Ajmi
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Jazira v Al Ain 7 May 2021 25|  Al Jazira | 2–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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23:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* S. Rashid 24'
* Mabkhout 33'
* Traoré 61'
* Kosanović 80'
* Rabii 93'

| Report |

* Erik 5'
* Rafael  79'

| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Al Mahri
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea

Al Ain v Hatta 11 May 2021 26|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Hatta | Al-Ain

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Caio 31'
* Erik 34'
* Al-Shikali 61'

| Report |

* Al Marzouqi 45'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan
Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Mohamed Ali Helal
Fourth official: Humaid Khalfan Al Shamsi

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.[33]

### President's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UAE President's Cup

#### Round of 16[edit]

Al Ain v Ajman 5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) | Al Ain| 0–1|  Ajman | Al Ain

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16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Owusu 44'

| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UAE League Cup

#### First round[edit]

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan 9 October 2020 First leg|  Al Ain | 2–4|  Khor Fakkan | Al-Ain

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18:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Abdulrahman 45+2'
* Pereira  71'

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* Autonne 34'
* Juninho 47'
* Jumaa 48'
* Lopes 82'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi
Assistant referees: Mohammed Ahmed Yousuf
Mohamed Ali Al Shehhi
Fourth official: Mohomed Obaid Khadim

Khor Fakkan v Al Ain 13 November 2020 Second leg|  Khor Fakkan | 0–0
(4–2 agg.)| Al Ain| Khor Fakkan

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |  | Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan
Assistant referees: Hassan Ali Al Hammadi
Othman Al Maazmi
Fourth official: Hasan Al Blooshi

### AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

#### Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs § West 2.3

Foolad v  Al-Ain 10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) |  Foolad | 4–0|  Al-Ain | Riyadh [note 1]

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19:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Sal. Hardani 41'
* Chimba 49', 86'
* Patosi 56'

| Live Report
Stats Report |  41' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

## Statistics[edit]

### Squad appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 11 May 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Pro-League | President's Cup | League Cup | Champions League

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Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  UAE | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  UAE | Hamad Al-Mansouri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | GK |  UAE | Khalid Eisa | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Defenders
3  | DF |  UAE | Salem Abdullah | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Shaker | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | DF |  BRA | Erik Menezes | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
19  | DF |  UAE | Mohanad Salem | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
21  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Hilal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | DF |  UAE | Mohamed Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | DF |  JPN | Tsukasa Shiotani | 29 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
34  | DF |  BRA | Rafael Pereira  | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
35  | DF |  EGY | Ahmed Jamal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
44  | DF |  UAE | Saeed Juma | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
50  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Fayez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
6  | MF |  EGY | Yahia Nader | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
11  | MF |  UAE | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
13  | MF |  UAE | Ahmed Barman | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
14  | MF |  UAE | Rayan Yaslam | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  UAE | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
18  | MF |  UAE | Khalid Al-Bloushi | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
20  | MF |  ANG | Wilson Eduardo | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  UAE | Mohammed Hilal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22  | MF |  JPN | Shoya Nakajima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | MF |  SRB | Andrija Radovanovic | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  UAE | Ali Al-Blooshi | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
26  | MF |  EGY | Omar Yaisien | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | MF |  UAE | Mohsen Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | MF |  UAE | Abdullah Sameer  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
42  | MF |  BRA | Jonathan Santos  | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
54  | MF |  PLE | Abdallah Mazen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
70  | MF |  UAE | Mohammed Abbas | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
74  | MF |  UAE | Naser Al-Shikali | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
88  | MF |  UAE | Fahad Hadeed | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
Forwards
7  | FW |  BRA | Caio Canedo | 21 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
9  | FW |  TOG | Kodjo Laba | 25 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
30  | FW |  UAE | Mohammed Khalfan | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
72  | FW |  SDN | Mohamed Awad | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
90  | FW |  UAE | Eisa Khalfan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
8  | MF |  KAZ | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Clean sheets[edit]

As of 11 May 2021

Rank  | Player  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Khalid Eisa | 7
2  |  Mohammed Abo Sandah | 1

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 11 May 2021

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank | No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Pro-League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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1 | 9 | FW |  Kodjo Laba | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13
2 | 7 | FW |  Caio Canedo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
3 | 20 | MF |  Wilson Eduardo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
16 | MF |  Mohamed Abdulrahman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3
4 | 33 | DF |  Tsukasa Shiotani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
14 | MF |  Rayan Yaslam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
88 | MF |  Fahad Hadeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
34 | DF |  Rafael Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
5 | 11 | MF |  Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
70 | MF |  Mohammed Abbas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
18 | MF |  Khalid Al-Balochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
3 | DF |  Salem Abdullah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
4 | DF |  Mohammed Shaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
19 | MF |  Mohanad Salem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
6 | DF |  Yahia Nader | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Totals | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42

### Disciplinary record[edit]

| N | P | Nat. | Name | Pro-League | League Cup | President's Cup | Champions League | Total | Notes

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3  | DF |  | Salem Abdullah | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
33  | DF |  | Tsukasa Shiotani | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
15  | DF |  | Erik Menezes | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 1 |
34  | DF |  | Rafael Pereira  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
25  | MF |  | Ali Al-Blooshi | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
16  | MF |  | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
74  | MF |  | Nasser Al-Shekaili  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
18  | MF |  | Khalid Al-Bloushi | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
17  | GK |  | Khalid Eisa | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
11  | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |
8  | MF |  | Yahia Nader | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 |  |
88  | MF |  | Fahad Hadeed | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
44  | DF |  | Saeed Juma | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
4  | DF |  | Mohammed Shaker | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
19  | DF |  | Mohanad Salem | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
26  | MF |  | Omar Yaisien | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
7  | FW |  | Caio Canedo | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
0  | FW |  | Kodjo Laba | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
13  | MF |  | Ahmed Barman | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
23  | DF |  | Mohamed Ahmed | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
30  | MF |  | Mohammed Khalfan | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
14  | MF |  | Rayan Yaslam | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
27  | MF |  | Mohsen Abdullah |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |

Last updated: 11 May 2021
Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae
Ordered by ,  and
= Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Assists[edit]

As of 11 May 2021[34]

No.  | Player  | Pro-League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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11  |  Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
9  |  Kodjo Laba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
3  |  Salem Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
18  |  Khalid Al-Balochi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  |  Erik Menezes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
16  |  Mohamed Abdulrahman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  |  Wilson Eduardo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
42  |  Jonathan Santos  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
14  |  Rayan Yaslam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
88  |  Fahad Hadeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  |  Tsukasa Shiotani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
34  |  Rafael Pereira  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
8  |  Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Totals | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26

### Squad statistics[edit]

As of 11 May 2021[35]
| League  | Asia  | League Cup  | President's Cup  | Total

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Games played | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30
Games won | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11
Games drawn | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9
Games lost | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10
Goals scored | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41
Goals conceded | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 42
Goal difference | 6 | -4 | 2 | -1 | 13
Clean sheets | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8
Goal by Substitute | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Total shots | 360 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 406
Shots on target | 127 | 0 | 8 | - | 135
Corners | 158 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 187
Players used | 35 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 85
Offsides | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38
Fouls suffered | 340 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 390
Fouls committed | 323 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 366
Yellow cards | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49
Red cards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held on 7 April 2021 in Foolad Arena, Ahvaz, the Asian Football Confederation announced that teams from Iran would not be allowed to host their home matches in their country, so the match was rescheduled to 10 April 2021 and was held in Saudi Arabia.

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## External links[edit]

* Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)

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*[Source]: Official source
*[Match]: Match or training on which the injury happened
*[Inj. Date]: Injury date
*[Ret. Date]: Expected return (if injured)/actual return (if recovered)
*[No.]: Squad number
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Win %]: Winning percentage
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*[Pts]: Points
*[Nat]: Nationality